Día de los muertos
On the right side of your
notebook write/ answer
the following questions
based on the poster.
When is day of the
dead?
What is a symbol of this
holiday?
Do you think this is a
“scary or happy”
holiday?
Priorities
• Take this list of values and put them in your
order from 1 (Most important) to 5 (least
important) in Mexican culture.
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Career(Job/Education)
Friends
Family
Religion
Money
Kinto Sol- el 2 de Noviembre
• Listen (escuchar) to the following song and
read the translation to understand its
meaning.
• In this text your will see Spanish slang.
• “jefito” padre- Father
• “carnal” hermano- blood brother, homie
• “agüitarse” morirse- to die
Otras palabras importantes
• El alma- the soul
• Eterno- eternity
• Morirse- to die
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei-NJnC6KIc
Kinto Sol
Comprehension Questions
• 1.¿Qué noticia recibió su padre por teléfono?
– What news did his father recieve on the phone?
• 2.¿Cómo reaccionó su jefito? ¿Y el narrador?
– How did his dad react? And the narrarator?
• 3.¿Con qué se compara la muerte?
– What does he compare death to?
• 4.¿Qué cree sobre la vida después de la muerte?
– What do you believe about life after death?
• 5.¿Por qué celebra él el 2 de noviembre?
– Why does one celebrate the 2nd of november?
¿Has perdido a un ser querido?
• “Have you ever lost someone you loved?”
– Quietly write in your notebook a couple of
sentences about how you felt or how you would
feel.
La ofrenda
• Google Doodle!
Dia de los muertos
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFt8-WdstQA
• Watch the video and answer the following
questions.
• 1. What are the holiday’s roots?
• 2. How is it similar to Halloween?
• 3. How is it different to Halloween?
• Think about decorations, songs, costumes, foods,
people, and priorities.
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1
2
2
Halloween
3
4
Day of the
DEAD
3
4
El esceleto
• Cut out and label your skeleton with the various
parts of the body.
• La cabeza
• El pecho
• Los brazos
• Las piernas
• Los dedos
• Los pies
• Las cosquillas
Closing: the prediction revealing!
• What did we learn today about Mexican
culture and the Day of the DEAD?
• What value does Mexican culture give family?
– What place does it have in their priorities?
– What do you think about that?